Haley Kloss scored with about eight minutes remaining in the first half and Harbor goalie Allison Bartosh stood tall against a barrage late in the match Thursday as the Rams played the Traverse City Liberty to a 1-1 tie, a result that gave Harbor the outright conference championship.

Harbor finished 10-1-3 in the league, good for 33 points under the conference's scoring system, three points for a win, one for a tie. The Liberty, 8-1-4, finished tied for third with Charlevoix with 28. Elk Rapids, with 32 points, finished second.

A win or a tie on Thursday would have given Harbor the outright crown. A Liberty win would have given Elk Rapids a co-championship with the Rams.

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Alexandra Michilen scored unassisted early in the game to give the Liberty a 1-0 lead on Thursday.

Kloss scored off an Emily Ford assist to tie it, then Bartosh and Harbor's defense came up big as the Liberty produced several scoring opportunities late.

"Alley Bartosh had a great game in net," first-year Harbor coach Ed Fantozzi said, estimating that Bartosh made 15 saves. "I was impressed with her effort. She came up big in a big game and that's what I like to see. The reason we tied was her effort in the last seven, eight minutes of the second overtime.

"We came in to this game knowing that we were sharing the title and I had a lot of my bench playing time and they receive some phenomenal experience playing against a tough team. I got a chance to rest some starters who were a little hurt."